We plan our dinners out each week because it makes going to the grocery easier and I don’t have to think during the week. After work, the last thing I want to do is make another decision, especially trying to decide what to feed everyone. So planning out our meals for the week is always a must do on Saturdays or Sundays.
We love trying new recipes, but they must be easy to make. This week I found several new recipes that are sheet pan style or one pan bake. Can’t wait to try them because if I can cook everything in one pan, it’s a huge win in my book!!
Here is what we have on the dinner menu this week:
- Sunday: Lemon Chicken Orzo Bake – I found this recipe on @bentoboxdietitian’s Instagram account. She created a reel with this and I love anything with lemon and orzo!
- Monday: Beef and Broccoli Sheet Pan – I found this one on Instagram too from @teresaforehandfitness. This one looks so quick and easy to make. We plan to make microwave rice bowls with this.
- Tuesday: BBQ Chicken Tostada – This is a new to us recipe, but this is the one we plan to use. We love a good slaw with BBQ chicken.
- Wednesday: Sheet Pan Chicken Parm – Found this one again from @teresaforehandfitness on Instagram. It looks delish and I am excited to try it! Plus we already had a lot of the spices/ingredients in the pantry which makes it easier.
- Thursday: Spaghetti. However everyone in this family loves it differently, so I will be making it multiple ways 🙂 1. Spaghetti squash for me 2. Regular pasta for the kids however one gets meatballs and the other does not. These are the meatless ‘meatballs’ we use.
- Friday & Saturday: We are going to be out of town for the holiday weekend and to celebrate my husband’s 35th birthday a week early!! If we were home, I’m sure we would be grilling out.
I love searching recipes on Pinterest and Instagram. Here are my Pinterest Boards with lots of yummy things!!
I hope this inspires you to keep it simple while meal planning. Cooking doesn’t have to be hard with all of these elaborate recipes. You can take shortcuts and still have a great meal! Hope you have a great week!!